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Shortfalls in Carotenoid Intake May Impact Women's Health

List of fruits and vegetable by carotenoid color that women should include in their daily diet to stay fit and healthy

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Fruits, Vegetables and Milk May Help Reduce Disability Risk

There may be more reason than ever to drink your milk and eat your fruits and vegetables

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Eating Broccoli Could Guard Against Osteoarthritis

A compound in broccoli called sulforaphane blocks the enzymes that cause joint destruction in osteoarthritis

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Black Rice Rivals Blueberries as Source of Antioxidants

A spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than a spoonful of blueberries

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Chili Peppers Have Blood Pressure Benefits

The active ingredient that gives the peppers their heat capsaicin also causes blood vessels to relax

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Compound in Celery and Peppers Reduces Age-related Memory Deficits

A diet rich in the plant compound luteolin reduces age-related inflammation in the brain and related memory deficits

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Lowering Cancer Risk with Activity and Plant-Based Diet

Taking steps like getting more active and eating more fruits vegetables and whole grains will help delay aging and lower cancer risk

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Discovery May Help Boost Broccoli's Cancer-fighting Power

Discovery raises possibility to enhance activity of bacteria in the colon increasing broccoli cancer preventive power

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Mangosteen a Natural Pain Relief for Fibromyalgia

Mangosteen is thought to be able to provide fibromyalgia pain relief including nerve pain relief

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Eating Beets Builds a Healthier Brain

Adding beets a superfood vital to your diet boosts blood flow to the brain keeping your mind sharp and potentially creating a safeguard against dementia as you age

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An Apple a Day Reduces Heart Disease Risk

Adding more apples and apple products to your diet may be an easy way to lower your risk for developing heart disease

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Eating a Variety of Fruit Cuts Lung Cancer Risk

Eating five portions of fruit and vegetables per day is one of the means that experts most frequently recommend for preventing cancer

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Pomegranate Juice Components May Stop Cancer from Spreading

Components in pomegranate juice that inhibit movement of cancer cells and weaken attraction to chemical signal that promotes metastasis of prostate cancer

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Beetroot Juice Could Help People Live More Active Lives

New research into health benefits of beetroot juice suggests it may help seniors or people with heart or lung-conditions enjoy more active lives

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How to Have a Healthy Face Skin Color

Research shows instead of heading for the sun the best way to look good is to eat more fruit and vegetables for healthy skin tone

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Eating Broccoli with Sprouts May Double the Anti-cancer Effect

Teaming broccoli with broccoli sprouts may make the vegetables anti-cancer effect almost twice as powerful

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Eat Spinach for More Efficient Muscles

Diets rich in fruits and vegetables can help prevent cardiovascular disease and diabetes

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V8 Vegetable Juice Help Meet Dietary Guidelines

Researchers attribute the results to the ease convenience and enjoyment of vegetable juice as a way to get more vegetables

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Tangerines Help Fight Obesity and Heart Disease

Substance in tangerines not only prevents obesity but also offers protection against type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis

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Parsley and Celery Help Fight Breast Cancer

Compound in parsley and other plant products including fruits and nuts can stop certain breast cancer tumor cells from multiplying and growing

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New USDA Dietary Guidelines - Make Half Your Plate Fruits and Vegetables

USDA releases replacement for the food pyramid in support of dietary recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 to make half your plate fruits and vegetables

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Eat your Fruits and Vegetables for Good Health

Fruits and vegetables furnish valuable dietary nutrients and contribute to disease heart disease hypertension certain cancers vision problems of aging and possibly type 2 diabetes prevention

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Dried Fruits Vs Fresh Fruits - New Report

Recommending food policy makers consider dried fruits equivalent to fresh fruits in dietary recommendations around the world

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Red Fruit Contains Natural Antioxidants

Red hued fruits are rich in antioxidants that can tamper inflammation and can be effective as cancer fighting agents

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Use for Dry Onion Skins

Brown onion skin and external layers are rich in fiber and flavonoids and discarded bulbs contain sulphur compounds and fructans

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Hiding Vegetables in Childs Food

Children consumed nearly twice as many vegetables and fewer calories when pureed vegetables were added to the childrens favorite foods

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Health Benefits of Broccoli Require Eating the Whole Vegetable Not Supplements

If you want the health benefits associated with eating broccoli or other vegetables you need to eat the real thing

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Organic Food: Little Evidence of Health Benefits

Stanford researchers find little significant difference in health benefits between organic and conventional foods

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Daily Glass of Beetroot Juice May Lower Blood Pressure

Study reveals drinking a cup of beetroot juice per day may help reduce blood pressure

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Eating Half an Avocado with Lunch Reduces Hunger Cravings

Study explores relationship between avocado consumption, appetite satiety and blood sugar levels

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Eating Fruits and Veggies Equals Healthy Arteries in Later Years

Study reveals women who ate diet high in fresh fruits and vegetables when younger much less likely to have plaque build-up in their arteries 20 years later

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Farmers Markets Vs. Grocery Store Produce

Price comparing survey at farmers markets and grocery stores shows better produce prices to be found in local supermarkets

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Adults Need to Double Their Fruit and Vegetable Intake

New research shows significant shortfall in fruit and vegetable consumption in diets around the world

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Sulforaphane in Vegetables May Improve Autism

Study reveals sulforaphane, a chemical present in broccoli and other vegetables, may improve autism symptoms

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Purple Potatoes May Help Kill and Prevent Spread of Colon Cancer

Baked purple fleshed potatoes suppressed the growth of colon cancer tumors in petri dishes and in mice by targeting the cancer's stem cells

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Fruit Pectin for Arthritis Pain and Inflammation

Pectin present in many fruits is known to naturally relieve joint pain and the pain of arthritis

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Leafy Greens Key to Gut Health

How bacteria feed on a sugar molecule found in leafy green vegetables may be key to how good bacteria protect the gut and promote good health

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Kidney Patients Medicine Expenses Cut by Eating More Fruit and Vegetables

People with kidney disease who eat more fruits and vegetables to their diet improve blood pressure and cut medicine expenses nearly in half compared to treatment with baking soda regimen

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Consuming Up To 10 Portions of Fruit and Vegetables a Day May Prevent...

A fruit and vegetable intake above five per day shows major benefit in reducing chance of heart attack, stroke, cancer and early death

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Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Help Achieve Nutrition Goals

Research shows consumers of frozen fruits and vegetables have significantly greater intakes of key healthy nutrients, such as potassium, fiber and calcium

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Study Finds Lutein May Counter Cognitive Aging

Lutein may play a protective role against age-related cognitive decline, suggests a study by University of Illinois kinesiology and community health professor Naiman Khan and postdoctoral researcher...

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Color Chart of Healthy Fruits and Vegetables

List of different color fruits and vegetables that contain unique health components essential to health and wellness

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How Do I Possibly Eat All Those Fruits and Vegetables?

Hints and tips on how to add fruit and vegetables to your food diet to meet your average daily dietary requirements and possibly stave off disease and cancers

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Benefits of Cucumber for Healthy Skin and Eyes

Cucumber can help in treating many skin problems, it has become part of daily beauty products and routine for face packs, facials, juicing and also has benefits for your skin and eyes

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Live Well By Eating Green Foods

Naturopaths have recommended the use of green foods to enhance the treatment of diseases such asthma candida lupus and HIV

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Lower Stress by Eating More Fruit and Vegetables

New research from Edith Cowan University suggests eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables is associated with lower stress level

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